Insect-destroyer



F. REA.

INSECT DESTROYER.

ArPucATlou FILED MAY 6. ma,

Patented May 6, 1919,.

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To all whom it may concern.' f

Rm, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the ycity and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented a new and uSoful InsectDestroyer, of which the following is..a specification.`

My invention relates to means for destroy` n'object of the invention is to irovide mechanlcal `means for lcatching and f ing flying insects.

Y L\nother ob]ectof the invention is to provide meansy for catching and destroying insects, Awhich at thesame time, `may be to exhaust foul air or odors from a roo-m.

The invention possesses other features of advantage, some of which, with the foregoforth in the following de soription of the preferred form of my invention whichis illustrated in the drawings acy companyin fication.I

and forming part of the specit is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the showing made by the may adopt variations ofthe pre erred form with: in the scope of my invention as setforthin the claims. y

Broadly, my invention comprises a motor drivenfan mounted in a casing. The casing is designed to provide an inlet opening ad-` jacent the fan into which the insects are drawn with a current of air, and killed by direct contact with the blades of the fanor by being'dashed into the casing. `A chainber is provided in which the dead insects col-y lect and means are provided for permitting kient base. yIt is` .flies `or other insects are wont to collect, and

the air to escape from the casing.

Various forms of the apparatus are provided,l of which two adaptations are` shown in ther drawings.

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional w view through adestroyer 'arranged on a convensuitable for use wherever especially adjacent the latrines and `mess .tens and buiiaingsof the Soldiers training opportunity y demis oftentimes' the only practicable means s for; preventing disease." The" .5.5 t it for suchune.

camps, or about dairies and milk depots.

Destruction of the disease carrier at the source of irfectionor before '1t` had an to communicate its .deadly burthe spread of communicable portable nature of `the destroyer shown 1n- Fig. 1 `particularly adapts Bpeoiioation of Letter Patent." y Anuman nieainy s, 191s. semi np. aaasre.

estro- .comprises f Patented 2 is a viewfof'the destroyer arranged u on a handle of any convenient length.

T is construction is particularly adapted for t i i so the destroyer in an" air pashome use. 'By disposing sage, the device combines with its other functions, that of an exhaust fan and this adaption is particularly applicable in kitchens,`

.i toilet rooms, and similar, locations where odors and foul air attract flies. l

' 'Fig'. 3.. is a plan view of `one-half of the 'fan and spider. y

first to. Fig. 1, the destroyer --Referring y a' vertical electric motor 3 mounted upon a suitable base 4. Wires 6' passing through an aperture in the base and terminating in the plug 7 provide means for connecting the motor to any convenient source ,of current. A fan generally designated by the numeral 8 is fixed upon the shaft 9|,of the motor. The fan blades 11 are secured to arms 12 on the hub 13 and lie ata suitable angleto the plane of rotation sofas to pro- `dice a current of air parallel `to the axis of its rotation. `.I`n order to prevent as mucli as possible the `centriugal action of the fan, the

tion 4of rotation at their ends. -The yblade is otherwiseflat. Ithas been determined by 'blades 11 arecurved forwardly in the direcexperiment that this form of blade is quietest in yoperation and very `eiiicient in preventing the centrifugal discharge ofthe air from theblades and in facilitating the discharge of the air from the fan axially thereof.

4A smooth conical deiecting plate 14 is disposed below the fan upon the motor frame, where preferably it is held `securely by the .inverted cup 15 threaded upon'the shaft bearing. The cup preferably contains a felt packing 16` to preventforeign matter from being driven into the bearings. Aty .tached `totheplate A14 is a conical forami-` nated wall 17, the apertures therein being quite small and closely spaced so that air freely passes therethrough to cool the motor, about which the wall 17 andplate 14 form a housing. a` -frictional slip fit with the topiy edge of the base 4.

An outer wall 1'8 is disposedwuponithe `block and extends upwardly in the form of` a cone, formin a` housing about the inner. housing 17 an the fan 8. The upper end of the housin "18 is provided preferably with a flaring li p 19 surrou din the intakeI aperture which lies-.immedlia y The lower edge of the wall forms y lio over the-r fan. A downturned flange about the intake prevents eddy currents when the fan is rotating. It should be noted that the intake opening is only slightly smaller in diameter than the fan. Radially opposite the fan at the point 182l the housing'18 is continuous or solid, but 'from this point downwardl nearly to the bottom edge, the wall is forarnlnated, so that the air driven into the housing by the fan freely escapes therefrom. It will be understood, that the apertures are small enough to prevent the passage therethrough of the insect bodies. A wire bail or handle 21 is attached to the top ',of the housing and is provided with an eye 22 in the center upon which a bait may be hung if desired. 4 .j

The outer housing is preferably removably attached to the base by means of threads 4 cut in` the base, and rolled or otherwise formed adjacent the lower edge of the housing. The threads are preferably such that a half turnof-the housing disengages it from the base so that it ma'y be lifted oill and the accumulated insect bodies removed from the chamber 23 formed in the base.

Means are provided for deflecting the current of air, which passes downwardly into the annular housing,.outwardly through the foraminated outer wall, while at the same time the bodies of the insects are permitted to drop downwardly into the chamber 23 and lie there undisturbed by air currents. These effects are accomplished by a smooth conical plate or skirt- 24 disposed about' the inner housing 17 and extending outwardly and downwardly towithin a short distance of they -outer housin', leaving an annular space 26, through w ich the insects fall.

With therevolution of the fan at a suitable speed, zovement of the air for a considerable distance from the fan is produced, and a decided currentv is created which moves with ever increasing force toward' the intake. Insects `caught in this current are drawnthrough the fan and instantly killed, the bodies being thrown downwardly into the chamber 23 and the air escaping through the walls of the housing. At suitable intervals the outer housing is detached and the dead insects removed.

In the construction shown in Fig. 2, the

parts generally are relatively lsmaller and lighter than in the structure just described so as to permit the machine yto be readily handled. The motor 3 is aflxed to the end of a handle 27 which seats in the socket 28. The handle may be of any convenientlength, and the wires 6 terminatin in the plug 7 may pass through the han le, or hang directly from the motor as shown. Preferably a knuckle joint 29 is provided in the handle, to permit the housing to be turned to one side o r the other.

wall 32 is detachably threaded into an upy turned flange 33 integral with the bottom 31. Thus, the outer housing is supported v by theinner one, and both together depend from the upper part of the motor frame to which the de'lecting plate 14.- is vattached as already noted. The upper part of the housing 32 is provided with a bead 34, and a flange 36 preferably of rubber is held in position by the bead. This ange is to prevent damaging contact of the edge of the metallic housing with the walls or ceiling of the room during the use of the device.`

As previously noted this construction is particularly adapted for use in houses and is operated to rid a room of flies, or other flying insects by `bringing the destroyer within range of the insect so that itis caught by the air current.

If it is desired to use the destroyer yin fixed position, as in a pantry, where flies have gained access, the handle may be unscrewed and a suitable base block inserted in the socket 28 in place of the handle.

In either type of destroyer just explained it is desirable to incorporate into fans above a certain size, means for killing the insects, to supplement the fan blades in performing that function. spider, comprising dat thin blades 37, Figi 1, projecting radially from a central hub 38 and fixedly mounted on the motor shaft just below the fan. No insect can be drawn through the fan and the killing blades of the spider without destruction. The spider may be made with a separate hub as shown, but under some lconditions I prefer to make both fan and spider hubs integral, and the killing blades may be spaced between the fan blades.

I claim:

1. An insect destroyer comprising a housing inclosing an annular chamber and having an intake aperture and a plurality of outlet apertures therein, and means for creating a current of air and killing insects `This means consists of a ros while entrained in said air current arranged in said housing ture.

2. An insect destroyer comprising a housadjacent` said intake apering mclosing an annular chamber and havnular housing having a framinated wall,

and provided with an intake aperture, and an axiall delivery fan arranged 1n said housing adjacent said intake aperture.

4. An insect destroyer comprisin a motor, an annular housing surrounding said adjacent'said aperture and driven by said motor.

\ y' 5. An insect destroyercomprisingla mo` tor, an` annular housing having an'ihtake a erein 'ng said-.minieme fan driven by said "motor arranged ad'acent said in" take aperture for-causing a ow of air into said housing, and annular `means arra in said housing for deiiecting ysaid air through said outlet apertures. i v

6. An i'nsect destroyer comprising an annular housing havinga foraniinatedouter wall 'and-A an intake aperture, lmeans arnular housing having a ranged adjacent saidf intake for" introducing n a stream of air into said housing and killisi insects in said stream, and means arran on the inner wall of said housing for deflectsaid stream of air through said foraininated outer wall, said housing forming a chamber below said deilecting means for n the reception ofsaid insects.

7. An inswt destroyer comprising van anrtion of its outer wall foraminated `and orming a chamber for thereception of a'stream of air to owiinto said ,-'andmeans between said rfan and saidfchamber y, for deflecting said air throughl saidforaminated wall. n

inner wall, anda fan "driven by -said motoriii said housing adjacent said in 9. Aninsectdestroyer com risingabase, a foraminated housing de ly secured to said base and having an intake aperture on said base, an inner foraminated housing spaced from said therein, a motor rran ure anda lurality of outlet apertures said insects, means `for i insect destroyer comprising an an# outer wall and surrounding'said motora fan in said outer housing driven by saidy motor. for causing a stream of air to fiiow into said intake aperture, a'conical deiiecting plate on` the discharge side of said fan f for deiiecting said stream of air intoI the annular space between said housings, and

means for` defiecting said air stream out of said outer housing and forming a chamber relatively free from air currents in the bot-` tom of said housing.`

10. An insect destroyer com a foraminated hcusing detac c to said base and provided with an` intake aperture, "a motor onsaid base, a fan driven by said motor arranged adjacent the intake aperture, and means disposed about said motor for deiecting throu h a portion of said foraminated housing t e stream of air introduced `into said housing by said fan.

11. An insect destroyer comprising a base,

rising a base,

a foraminated vhousing detachably secured to said base and provided with an intake apernated housing the stream of air introduced into said 'housing 4by said fan, said defiectfly secured'` n ing means housing-and base forming ay chamber for the `reception of said insects.

12. An insect destroyer comprising a housing provided Awith an intake alperture, afan arranged adjacent to said inta e a: er

ture to cause a current of air Vto ow through said aperture into said housing and i v yblades rigidly connected with said fan,v to

rotate therewith for killing insects entrained in said air current. A

In testimon whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at yan Francisco, California, thisr 27th day of April, 1918. ,i

c FRANK REA. In presence o` C. S. Evans.

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